(19)
(11) EP 0 519 454 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.09.1993 Bulletin 1993/39

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.12.1992 Bulletin 1992/52

(21) Application number: 92110279.4

(22) Date of filing: 17.06.1992
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: G03G 15/20, G03G 15/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 20.06.1991 JP 148648/91

(71) Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Nagata, Tsunetoshi, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Sasaki, Nobukazu, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Tiedtke, Harro, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


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    (54) Lateral shift preventing mechanism for endless belt


    (57) A lateral shift preventing mechanism for a rotatable endless belt includes a tension member for applying a tension to the endless belt; a receiving member for receiving lateral shifting force from the endless belt; and a displacing mechanism for converting a moving force to the receiving member to a displacing force to the tension member to displace the tension member.






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